{"id":1725,"date":"2012-09-04T11:09:28","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T16:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=1725"},"modified":"2012-09-04T11:09:28","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T16:09:28","slug":"review-firearms-guide-3rd-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=1725","title":{"rendered":"Review: Firearms Guide 3rd Edition DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The guys from Impressum Media reached out to me a while back and asked me if I&#8217;d be interested in reviewing their latest product, <a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/firearmsdvd\">Firearms Guide with Schematics: 3rd Edition<\/a>. Being a sucker for 1)guns, 2)pictures of guns, and 3)computer geekery, I naturally said yes.<\/p>\n<p>A few days later, I got my review copy in the mail:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1735\" title=\"Cover\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cover-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cover.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Screenshot- and video-heavy post below:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This thing is neat!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1728\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/fadvd_maintitle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1728\" title=\"fadvd_maintitle\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/fadvd_maintitle-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/fadvd_maintitle-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/fadvd_maintitle-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/fadvd_maintitle.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are 5 different sections to the software:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Firearms, Airguns, and Ammo Guide<\/li>\n<li>A Schematics Library<\/li>\n<li>An FFL Locator<\/li>\n<li>A caliber chart<\/li>\n<li>Printable Targets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Main Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The main guide is where you&#8217;ll find an extensive library of various different firearms. There is a lot to it, so I&#8217;m going to go the lazy route and point you to their short video on this section:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/youtu.be\/ZW7lhWUFn_4<\/p>\n<p>They have a\u00a0<em>ton<\/em> of info in there. Some manufacturers I&#8217;d never even heard of before (possibly for good reason).<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/firearmsdvd\">their site<\/a> for more videos, too<\/p>\n<h3>The Schematics Library<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing I did is looked up schematics for my Glock 23 and my M&amp;P9:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1726\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/GlockSchematics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1726\" title=\"Glock Schematics\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/GlockSchematics-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"Glock Schematics and Parts listing\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/GlockSchematics-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/GlockSchematics-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/GlockSchematics.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glock Schematics and Parts listing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1727\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/M_Pschematics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1727\" title=\"M&amp;P Schematics\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/M_Pschematics-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"M&amp;P Schematics and Parts listing\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/M_Pschematics-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/M_Pschematics-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/M_Pschematics.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">M&amp;P Schematics and Parts listing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can embiggenate the schematics inside the software, or you can print them. I&#8217;ve found it more convenient to print the stuff I want to refer to, as the images are quite large and require scrolling.<\/p>\n<p>You may notice that the schematic list for Glock only has actual schematics for the Glock 17 and 4th Gen G17. The other models just have a parts list. That&#8217;s probably not a big deal, but it is something to note.<\/p>\n<h3>FFL Locator<\/h3>\n<p>This is a database of 68,000 FFLs. The list is searchable by type, state, and zipcode. Handy if you&#8217;re wanting to find a new shop:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1733\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ffllocator.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1733\" title=\"ffllocator\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ffllocator-300x246.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ffllocator-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ffllocator-768x631.png 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ffllocator.png 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somebody has a sense of humor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Caliber Chart<\/h3>\n<p>The caliber chart is just that&#8211;a chart to compare the US caliber names against the European names for the same caliber. Because we can&#8217;t agree on anything, apparently.<\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_1734\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CaliberChart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1734\" title=\"CaliberChart\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CaliberChart-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CaliberChart-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CaliberChart-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CaliberChart.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">I thought everyone knew a .380 was 9mm Kurtz in Europe<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Printable Targets<\/h3>\n<p>There are four different sections of targets designed to be printed on your standard 8.5&#215;11 sheets. I have heavily used <a href=\"http:\/\/pistol-training.com\/drills\">targets from Pistol-Training.com<\/a>\u00a0in my own range trips, but I think that some of these targets from the DVD will be more fun for new shooters. Here is a sampling of the targets:<\/p>\n<p>Animals (There is a second animals section with mini-bullseyes embedded):<\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_1730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AnimalTargets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1730\" title=\"AnimalTargets\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AnimalTargets-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"SQUIRRELS!!!!!!\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AnimalTargets-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AnimalTargets-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/AnimalTargets.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Cute, cuddly dinner.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>Objects:<\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_1731\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/objecttargets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1731\" title=\"objecttargets\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/objecttargets-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/objecttargets-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/objecttargets-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/objecttargets.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Who&#8217;s up for darts?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>And plain old targets:<\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_1729\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/targets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1729\" title=\"targets\" src=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/targets-300x246.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/targets-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/targets-768x631.png 768w, https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/targets.png 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Range-compensating target<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m a mega-nerd, so I have really enjoyed this software. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s for everyone, but if you&#8217;re an instructor or a dealer, you should probably <a href=\"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/firearmsdvd\">snag a copy.<\/a>\u00a0Hell, if you&#8217;re like me and you get five or six &#8220;what gun should I get&#8221; requests every month, this would be handy for you*. I broke it out at my real job the other day to show someone the differences between Ruger&#8217;s LCP and the LC9.<\/p>\n<p>It even works on a Mac. Not that there&#8217;s anything wrong with that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Usually my response is &#8220;buying a gun is like buying a car: I can tell you what&#8217;s important to look for, and what to avoid, but in the end you have to like it&#8211;and I can&#8217;t tell you what to like.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The guys from Impressum Media reached out to me a while back and asked me if I&#8217;d be interested in reviewing their latest product, Firearms Guide with Schematics: 3rd Edition. Being a sucker for 1)guns, 2)pictures of guns, and 3)computer geekery, I naturally said yes. A few days later, I got my review copy in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guns","category-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}